There is a newer version of this package available.
See the version list below for details.
dotnet add package NLog --version 4.7.0
                    
NuGet\Install-Package NLog -Version 4.7.0
                    
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="NLog" Version="4.7.0" />
                    
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
<PackageVersion Include="NLog" Version="4.7.0" />
                    
Directory.Packages.props
<PackageReference Include="NLog" />
                    
Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package.
paket add NLog --version 4.7.0
                    
#r "nuget: NLog, 4.7.0"
                    
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
#addin nuget:?package=NLog&version=4.7.0
                    
Install NLog as a Cake Addin
#tool nuget:?package=NLog&version=4.7.0
                    
Install NLog as a Cake Tool
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NLog.Extensions.Logging

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NLog.Config

NLog.config file to get started with configuring NLog. This package is not mandatory to get started with NLog: the configuration file can created manually (read specs here: https://github.com/NLog/NLog/wiki/Configuration-file) or the configuration can be created programmatically. (read more here: https://github.com/NLog/NLog/wiki/Configuration-API) Note: Unfortunately this package won't work well when using <PackageReference> Advised to: - download manually: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NLog/NLog/v4.4/src/NuGet/NLog.Config/content/NLog.config - set "Copy To Output Directory" to "Copy if newer"

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5.5.0 299,500 5/29/2025
5.4.0 4,349,133 2/2/2025
5.3.4 10,136,223 9/12/2024
5.3.3 2,638,890 8/12/2024
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4.7.4 5,703,911 8/22/2020
4.7.3 1,994,997 7/31/2020
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4.7.1 195,269 5/15/2020
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4.6.6 4,152,445 7/14/2019
4.6.5 5,082,223 6/14/2019
4.6.4 3,423,894 5/28/2019
4.6.3 4,234,692 4/30/2019
4.6.2 3,077,140 4/2/2019
4.6.1 357,211 3/29/2019
4.6.0 1,103,737 3/21/2019
4.5.11 26,854,556 11/6/2018
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4.2.2 437,069 12/2/2015
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4.1.0 284,029 8/31/2015
4.0.1 1,267,830 6/18/2015
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3.2.1 1,285,133 4/24/2015
3.2.0 2,299,614 1/2/2015
3.1.0 2,180,329 6/24/2014
3.0.0 332,869 6/2/2014
2.1.0 3,822,209 10/10/2013
2.0.1.2 1,697,589 4/8/2013
2.0.0.2000 3,916,976 7/18/2011
1.0.0.505 1,352,453 1/7/2011

## Bugfixes
- LogFactory - Fix deadlock issue with AutoReload (@snakefoot)
- JsonLayout - Fixed ThreadAgnostic to correctly capture context when using nested JsonLayout (@snakefoot)
- ExceptionLayoutRenderer - Fixed so Format option HResult also works for NetCore (@snakefoot)
- Log4JXml Layout - Render NDLC + NDC scopes in correct order (@adanek + @304NotModified)
- Logger - Added exception handler for CallSite capture for platform that fails to capture StackTrace (@snakefoot)
- StringSplitter - Fixed quote handling when reading elements for config list-properties (@snakefoot)
- Utilities: fix ConversionHelpers.TryParseEnum for white space (@304NotModified)

## Features
- LogManager.Setup() allows fluent configuration of LogFactory options (@snakefoot + @304NotModified)
- LogManager.Setup().SetupSerialization(s => s.RegisterObjectTransformation(...)) for overriding default property reflection (@snakefoot + @304NotModified + @Giorgi + @mmurrell)
- LogManager.Setup().SetupSerialization(s => s.RegisterConditionMethod(...)) can use lambda methods and not just static methods (@snakefoot)
- ${level:format=FullName} will expand Info + Warn to their full name (@snakefoot)
- FileTarget - Supports MaxArchiveDays for cleanup of old files based on their age (@snakefoot)
- Layout.FromMethod to create Layout directly from a lambda method (@snakefoot)
- Layout.FromString to create Layout directly from string along with optional parser validation (@snakefoot)
- ${dir-separator} for rendering platform specific directory path separator (@304NotModified)
- FileTarget - Supports ArchiveOldFileOnStartupAboveSize for cleanup of existing file when above size (@Sam13)
- InternalLogger - Added LogMessageReceived event (@304NotModified)
- DatabaseTarget - Assign connection properties like SqlConnection.AccessToken (@304NotModified + @snakefoot)
- DatabaseTarget - Assign command properties like SqlCommand.CommandTimeout (@snakefoot)
- ${onHasProperties} for only rendering when logevent includes properties from structured logging (@snakefoot)

## Improvements
- XmlLoggingConfiguration - Marked legacy constructors with ignoreErrors parameter as obsolete (@snakefoot)
- LoggingConfiguration - Perform checking of unused targets during initialization for better validation (@snakefoot)
- EventLogTarget - Improve diagnostics logging when using dynamic EventLog source (@snakefoot)
- ${longdate} now also supports raw value for use as DatabaseTarget parameter with DbType (@snakefoot)
- SourceLink for GitHub for easy debugging into the NLog source code (@304NotModified)
- JsonLayout - EscapeForwardSlash now automatically applies to sub-attributes (@snakefoot)
- TraceTarget - Introduced EnableTraceFail=false to avoid Environment.FailFast (@snakefoot)
- ExceptionLayoutRenderer - Improved error message when Format-token parsing fails (@snakefoot)
- AutoFlushWrapper - Set AutoFlush=false for AsyncTaskTarget by default (@snakefoot)
- LocalIpAddressLayoutRenderer - Higher priority to network-addresses that has valid gateway adddress (@snakefoot)
- LogFactory - Flush reports to InternalLogger what targets produces timeouts (@snakefoot)  

## Performance
- ObjectGraphScanner - Avoid holding list.SyncRoot lock while scanning (@snakefoot)
- FileTarget - ConcurrentWrites=true on NetCore now much faster when archive enabled (@snakefoot)
- JsonConverter - Write DateTime directly without string allocation (@snakefoot)
- XmlLayout - Removed unnecessary double conversion to string (@snakefoot)
- WebServiceTarget - Reduced memory allocations by removing unnecessary delegate capture (@snakefoot)
- NetworkTarget  - Reduced memory allocation for encoding into bytes without string allocation (@snakefoot)
- AsyncTaskTarget - Skip default AsyncWrapper since already having internal queue (@snakefoot)
- Mark Condition Expressions as ThreadSafe to improve concurrency in Layouts (@snakefoot)
- DatabaseTarget - Added IsolationLevel option that activates transactions for better batching performance (@snakefoot)
- SimpleLayout - Assignment of string-reference with null-value will translate into FixedText (@304NotModified)
- AsyncWrapper - Less aggressive with scheduling timer events for background writing (@snakefoot)
- Faster assignment of properties accessed through reflection (@304NotModified)
- ${replace} - Faster search and replace when not explicitly have requested regex support (@snakefoot)
- Skip need for Activator.CreateInstance in DbTypeSetter (@304NotModified)


Full changelog: https://github.com/NLog/NLog/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

For all config options and platform support, check https://nlog-project.org/config/